Video & Voice with NatHub - Non UPnP

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I use Netmeeting on a daily basis (for business purposes)
and upgraded to Windows XP mainly for the enhanced video
conferencing, application sharing and Remote Assistance
facilities - non of which I can get to work with XP (via
the internet).

Current Situation :

i. All the above features work fine across the LAN
ii. None work when I try via the internet (dial up
connection to communicate to the computer on the LAN, or
to activate with third parties (who all have Windows XP)
iii. NatHub is Non UPnP - Compex NP15B (NP15-D functional
equivalent)- with latest firmware
iv. Windows 'Internet Connection Firewall' is unchecked
v. Nortons Internet Security is disabled
vi. Netmeeting still works OK via the internet
vii. Ports have been opened on the NatHub as per the
various publications from Microsoft, eg,'Windows
Messenger in Windows XP : Working with Firewalls and
Network Address Translation Devices', specifically :

Ports 5004-65535 UDP
Ports 5004-65535 TCP (makes no difference with or
with this)
Port 3389-3389 TCP
Port 3389-3389 UDP
Port 1503-1503 TCP
Ports 6891-6900 TCP

Any suggestions on what else needs to be configured ?

Thanks

Rod

If your router has a DMZ-function, you could as a test let it point to the
pc that you want to use Messenger on.

Otherwise I would adwise you to use routers with UPnP support in both ends
(or a modem dial-up in one end), then every thing works in my tests.

I have tested it with the router "Linksys BEFSR41", it only works with the
latest firmware, 1.44.2.

--
Regards,
Peter, Denmark
(Remove the x from my email address to get the true address)

"Rod Maddock" wrote in message
...
I use Netmeeting on a daily basis (for business purposes)
and upgraded to Windows XP mainly for the enhanced video
conferencing, application sharing and Remote Assistance
facilities - non of which I can get to work with XP (via
the internet).

Current Situation :

i. All the above features work fine across the LAN
ii. None work when I try via the internet (dial up
connection to communicate to the computer on the LAN, or
to activate with third parties (who all have Windows XP)
iii. NatHub is Non UPnP - Compex NP15B (NP15-D functional
equivalent)- with latest firmware
iv. Windows 'Internet Connection Firewall' is unchecked
v. Nortons Internet Security is disabled
vi. Netmeeting still works OK via the internet
vii. Ports have been opened on the NatHub as per the
various publications from Microsoft, eg,'Windows
Messenger in Windows XP : Working with Firewalls and
Network Address Translation Devices', specifically :

Ports 5004-65535 UDP
Ports 5004-65535 TCP (makes no difference with or
with this)
Port 3389-3389 TCP
Port 3389-3389 UDP
Port 1503-1503 TCP
Ports 6891-6900 TCP

Any suggestions on what else needs to be configured ?

Thanks

Rod

A simple way to avoid the NAT and non-uPnP trouble, is to set up a VPN
between the two sites. It's very simple to do with the build in PPTP
protocol in Windows.

--
Regards,
Peter, Denmark
(Remove the x from my email address to get the true address)


"Rod Maddock" wrote in message
...
I use Netmeeting on a daily basis (for business purposes)
and upgraded to Windows XP mainly for the enhanced video
conferencing, application sharing and Remote Assistance
facilities - non of which I can get to work with XP (via
the internet).

Current Situation :

i. All the above features work fine across the LAN
ii. None work when I try via the internet (dial up
connection to communicate to the computer on the LAN, or
to activate with third parties (who all have Windows XP)
iii. NatHub is Non UPnP - Compex NP15B (NP15-D functional
equivalent)- with latest firmware
iv. Windows 'Internet Connection Firewall' is unchecked
v. Nortons Internet Security is disabled
vi. Netmeeting still works OK via the internet
vii. Ports have been opened on the NatHub as per the
various publications from Microsoft, eg,'Windows
Messenger in Windows XP : Working with Firewalls and
Network Address Translation Devices', specifically :

Ports 5004-65535 UDP
Ports 5004-65535 TCP (makes no difference with or
with this)
Port 3389-3389 TCP
Port 3389-3389 UDP
Port 1503-1503 TCP
Ports 6891-6900 TCP

Any suggestions on what else needs to be configured ?

Thanks

Rod

Peter,

Thanks for your suggestions.

I tried the DMZ-function, but this did not make any difference.

Re your second suggestion, I had great difficulty setting up a VPN
connection, but eventually was able to get the computers to establish a
connection. Once connected, I could not perform any functions at all. So the
connection was established, but I was not able to do anything with it.

Even if I could get this working, I need to be able to video conference with
many different people around the world, so, I doubt the VPN option would be
practical (for the other people).

Thanks again.

Rod

"Rod Maddock" wrote in message
...
I use Netmeeting on a daily basis (for business purposes)
and upgraded to Windows XP mainly for the enhanced video
conferencing, application sharing and Remote Assistance
facilities - non of which I can get to work with XP (via
the internet).

Current Situation :

i. All the above features work fine across the LAN
ii. None work when I try via the internet (dial up
connection to communicate to the computer on the LAN, or
to activate with third parties (who all have Windows XP)
iii. NatHub is Non UPnP - Compex NP15B (NP15-D functional
equivalent)- with latest firmware
iv. Windows 'Internet Connection Firewall' is unchecked
v. Nortons Internet Security is disabled
vi. Netmeeting still works OK via the internet
vii. Ports have been opened on the NatHub as per the
various publications from Microsoft, eg,'Windows
Messenger in Windows XP : Working with Firewalls and
Network Address Translation Devices', specifically :

Ports 5004-65535 UDP
Ports 5004-65535 TCP (makes no difference with or
with this)
Port 3389-3389 TCP
Port 3389-3389 UDP
Port 1503-1503 TCP
Ports 6891-6900 TCP

Any suggestions on what else needs to be configured ?

Thanks

Rod